"Here's another shot from Leonard's concert in London 1972. I came to study photography in London in 1971 and started taking photos of various concerts. As far as I can remember there were no photopasses for this concert, they said it was an acoustic gig and photography would be too disturbing. I loved the first album by Leonard and learned to sing and play Suzanne on my guitar. I really wanted to get a few shots of him,sensing he was a major talent. So I smuggled my camera in under my jacket and took a couple of shots from my seat from about 15th row, hoping not to disturb people sitting next to me. The atmosphere at the concert was quite solemn, everybody listening intensively."

Ilpo Musto

Ilpo Musto is a London-based freelance photographer born in Finland. He has been working in London for over 30 years.

These photographs of Leonard Cohen in Concert
at The Albert Hall in London were captured
by Ilpo Musto on March 23, 1972.

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